1. SW Illinois Flood Prevention Project
September 2017

2. Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois
In 2015, Ronda Sauget was appointed as the Executive Director of the
Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois. In this role, she is responsible
for identifying and mobilizing leaders in business, industry, labor, education and government, and building effective partnerships to address regional economic development issues, often playing a leadership role in advancing those initiatives that top the Leadership Council’s priority list.
Prior to this role, Ronda Sauget brings to the Leadership Council over 20 years of experience working across industry sectors and consulting roles in strategic management, market research, and executive leadership. She was the President of her own firm, Validus Business Strategies LLC, started in 2006 and also served for over 10 years as the Executive Director of Archview Economic Development Corporation attracting millions of dollars in new investment and creating hundreds of regional jobs in Southwestern Illinois. Formerly, she was a SVP and Corporate Director of the Competitive Intelligence group at Fleishman-Hillard International Communications, LLC, wherein she developed and directed one of the agency’s top revenue generating groups. In this capacity, she conducted hundreds of industry and competitive positioning research, analysis, and strategies for many of the agency’s largest domestic and international clients.
Early in her career, Dr. Sauget worked in Market Intelligence for the 8th District Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis wherein she conducted numerous monetary/public policy analysis, banking industry studies, and business development strategies. After completing her doctorate degree in 2012 in Strategic Management and Executive Leadership, she was recognized by the Midwest Academy of Management for her scholarly work and has received a significant number of professional awards. She also completed her MBA with an emphasis in Market Research with undergraduate double major degrees in Finance and Marketing from SIUE and an AS in Mathematics from SWIC. Dr. Sauget also has expertise in project management and strategic planning.
Dr. Sauget has taught in the master’s programs at Webster University George Herbert Walker School of Business for past 8 years and Lindenwood University Accelerated Learning Program for the past 4 years. Dr. Sauget is the Scott AFB 375th Air Mobility Wing Honorary Base Commander and U.S. Air Mobility Command Regional Civic Leader.
Ronda Sauget, D.Mgt, MBA
Executive Director
Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois

3. Native of St. Clair County - Very familiar with area/region.
Randy Cook Jr.
Native of St. Clair County - Very familiar with area/region.
B.S. Civil Engineering – SIUE
Civil Engineer working on project since 2010
Amec Foster Wheeler
Started work on project in 2008
Corps of Engineers cost estimate review
Engineering review of solutions
Subsurface investigations
Levee evaluation & screening
Engineering design
Permitting and regulatory compliance
Construction Management of improvements
Levee Certification to FEMA
Program management
Amec Foster Wheeler designs, delivers and maintains strategic and complex assets, and employs around 36,000 people in over 55 countries worldwide.
Randy Cook Jr., PE
Civil Engineer
Amec Foster Wheeler

4. Agenda
History
Solution
Budgeting
Policy
Progress
Future Work

5. SW Illinois Levee Systems
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SW Illinois Levee Systems
65 Miles of Levees (Alton, IL to south of Columbia, IL located in Madison, Monroe and St. Clair Counties
Designed and built in 1940’s and improved in ‘50s by Corps of Engineers as 500-year levees
Owned and maintained by Levee Districts
Wood River Drainage and Levee District
Metro-East Sanitary District
Prairie DuPont Levee and Sanitary District
Fish Lake Drainage and Levee District
Owned and maintained by Corps
Chain of Rocks Levee
Mel Price Portion of Upper Wood River Levee 65
MILES OF LEVEES
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6. Levee Issue Alliance
Levee Issue Alliance is administered by the Leadership Council, the St. Louis Metro East Levee Issues Alliance serves as the organizational framework for the regional, public/private effort to help prevent the unintended economic consequences produced by FEMA’s update of the flood insurance rate maps in our region. The Alliance’s coalition of business and civic organizations, community leaders and concerned citizens is currently working to help ensure the timely completion of the levee improvements so they meet new federal standards and continue to protect the lives and livelihoods in the American Bottom, which is home to 156,000 residents and 55,000 existing jobs. The Alliance has been meeting monthly since 2007.

7. Metro East Levee Systems

8. What is protected by these levee systems?
156,000 people
4,000 businesses
56,000 jobs
174 square miles
3 Counties
Total Value ~ $19B

9. Other Impacts/Benefits
Public Safety
Environmental Clean-up
Loss of the Lower Wood River Levee alone would result in a conservative estimate of environmental damages > $2 Billion Public Safety
Petroleum Production
Financial impact would be far-reaching and of National significance
Infrastructure
Roads, Railroads, Utilities
Traffic
Closure of numerous U.S. Interstates and Illinois Highways

10. History
In 2007 Corps of Engineers identified Design Deficiencies that may compromise the “authorized level of protection”
Current “Design Deficiencies” are measured relative to current Engineering Standards
This was not a failure of adequate maintenance by local Levee districts or any dramatic change in the conditions of the levees, but primarily a change in engineering standards and the procedures for measuring risk
Corps indicated it had “reduced confidence” that the levee system could protect against a flood that has a 1% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any single year (a 100-year flood) without flood fighting
FEMA decides to de-accredit the levee system in August 2007
Affects 174 square miles in three Illinois counties known as the American Bottom

11. History Mandatory Flood Insurance
$20 million/yr additional premiums for homeowners and businesses
Another $30 million/yr for larger businesses
Enormous financial burden on businesses and residents
Building Standards
Raise buildings above base flood elevation
Loss of Property Value
Negative Business Climate
Prompted a chain of events
Region’s leadership recognized that extraordinary measures were necessary and action had to be taken
Regional cooperation was established and continues to be the hallmark of the Council’s work
Sen. Haine introduces legislation to impose tax and create Flood Prevention Districts – November 2007
Illinois Flood Prevention District Act signed into law – May 2008

12. History $160 million Bonding capability Act allowed:
Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair Counties to create Flood Prevention Districts (FPDs) to finance, manage, and oversee the repair and restoration of the levee systems within or outside their corporate limits
Join with other FPDs through intergovernmental agreements
Be in existence for 25 years or until all obligations have been paid
Managed by Board of 3 Commissioners – 3 Year terms and maximum of 20 Years Service
Generate revenue thru sales tax
Issue Revenue Bonds – Up to 25 Years
Hire a Chief Supervisor of Construction and the Works
Tax approved by County Boards – July-Sept & Tax collections start – January 2009
Collects about $11.5 million a year: St. Clair County – 46.4%, Madison County – 48.8%, and Monroe County – 4.8%
$160 million Bonding capability

13. History Creation of Flood Prevention District Council
Nine member Board – three from each county
Board hires Les Sterman
Cooperative Plan
Checks and Balance - County Boards approve Council’s annual budget and major construction contract
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In May 2009, Corps concludes, based on past funding, “Authorized Level of Protection” project will not be finished until 2044
First meeting of the FPD Council held in June 2009
Council establishes long term goal of obtaining “Authorized Level of Protection” and interim goal of achieving FEMA Accreditation
Authorize challenge of FIRMS – August 2009

14. History Amec Foster Wheeler begins Design Process - September 2010
Suit filed against FEMA – November hold off flood remapping and implementation of higher insurance rates
Issued $94 million in bonds – November 2010

15. Solutions Seepage Berms Relief Wells Pump Stations
Shallow & Deep Cutoff Walls
Clay Caps
Sewer Rehabilitation
Culvert Lining/Rehabilitation
Filter Blankets
Sluice Gate Replacements/Rehabiliations
Operational Controls

16. Underseepage Instability
Source: Cory Williams, P.E. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

17. Seepage Problems and Solutions
Through-Seepage
Clay Cap
Under-Seepage
Clay
Seepage Berm
Relief Wells
Sand
Mississippi
River
Cutoff Wall
Clay
Alluvial Sand
Cutoff Wall
Bedrock
November 30, 2016

18. Landside Berms Advantages Disadvantages Initial Cost
Maintenance
Disadvantages
Environmental Impacts
ROW requirements
Borrow sources
Increased pressures beyond toe
LANDSIDE
RIVERSIDE
Clay
Sand
Tertiary Formation

19. Relief Wells Advantages Disadvantages ROW
Minimal Borrow & Environmental Impacts
Initial Cost
Disadvantages
Maintenance
Drainage required
LANDSIDE
RIVERSIDE
Without Well
Purpose of Relief wells is to allow the seepage to occur in a more controlled environment
- Results in reduction in groundwater pressures within the area of influence of well while preventing foundation sands from being removed
Clay
With Well
Sand
Tertiary Formation
Tertiary Formation

20. Relief Well Construction
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Relief Well Construction
240 new relief wells (17,240 Vertical Feet)
Convert 61 existing relief wells to below- grade outlet (in manholes)
Add risers to 56 relief wells (due to seepage berms)
Abandon 128 Poor Performers
Install 20,700 LF of collection system pipe
Construct 7 new pump stations
Conversion of
existing relief wells
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21. Cutoffs / Slurry Trenches
Slurry Trench – Most effective method of seepage control
Advantages
Most Effective Seepage Measure
Addresses Through Seepage
ROW
Minimal Borrow
Environmental Impacts
Maintenance
Disadvantages
Initial Cost
Trench Stability
Construction Duration
RIVERSIDE
LANDSIDE
Clay
Sand
Tertiary Formation

22. 2 cutoff walls were designed:
Shallow Cutoff Wall:
Average depth of ft.
Length of 1,600 LF
Ties into a clay layer (not bedrock)
Soil-Bentonite Slurry Wall (peanut butter consistency, permanently)
Wall installed by a team of Kamadulski Excavating & Geo-Solutions
Completed December 2014
Deep Cutoff Wall:
Depth of ft.
Length of 2,000 LF
Ties into bedrock (2-ft key)
Cement-Bentonite Slurry Wall
Wall installed by TREVIICOS
Completed April 2016
Cutoff Wall Installation using
Hydromill

23. Shallow Cutoff Wall Construction
Slurry Wall Mixing
(in-place)

24. Deep Cutoff Wall Construction
Hydromill
Construction
Guide Walls

25. Is this up to date?

26. Is this up to date?

27. Challenges Easements Over 200 easements needed
Including 3 separate railroads
Special Requests and Conditions
Underground Unknowns
Deeper Relief Wells Required
Relief Well Construction Obstructions
Unidentified Utilities/Relief Wells/Drainage Structures

28. Challenges Challenges
In August 2015, Corps Of Engineers advises that in a portion of the MESD system, replacing the HDPE pipe approved for 100-Year Level of Protection, under the 408 review, with reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) will achieve 500-Year Authorized Level Protection
Eliminates 14,300 feet of deep cutoff wall and reduces cost estimate by $62 million
The RCP and necessary relief wells will cost $12 million, therefore, a net savings of $50 million
Construction schedules are lengthen
Authorized Level Protection will be achieved sooner in a portion of the Levee System

29. East St. Louis Sewer Challenge
In Spring 2015, Corps Of Engineers advises that a 126 Inch Sewer owned by the City of East St. Louis and located in the MESD Levee will need to be rehabilitated prior to FEMA accreditation
Council agrees to upfront the cost with reimbursement by City over time
October 2015 – Amec Foster Wheeler begins work on alternatives to repair
November 2015 – Corps discusses restrictions and permitting requirements needed before repair can proceed. Corps insists on digging up the levee, removing the old pipe, installing a new pipe, then re-building the levee. During construction, Corps wants a temporary levee (riverside coffer dam) built.
November 2015 thru April 2016 – Design of riverside cofferdam and levee excavation and pipe removal and replacement. Estimate is $7 - $11+ Million
May City of East St. Louis’ Engineer, Levee District’s Engineer, and Amec Foster Wheeler all discuss with the Corps that lining the sewer would take care of problem at a much lower price.

30. East St. Louis Sewer Challenge
May Corps agrees to an “interim” solution of now building an “interior” cofferdam and lining the pipe under the levee.
Previous design is scrapped – wasted time & effort.
June 2016 thru August 2016 – Amec Foster Wheeler designs interior coffer dam and lining project. Estimate is ~$4 Million.
September Corps informs the Council that the “interior” cofferdam doesn’t need to be built, Council can proceed with lining only lining of pipe.
Previous “interior” cofferdam design is scrapped – wasted time & effort.
October 2016 – Council Bids Lining only project.
November Construction contract awarded for $699,900
Construction currently on hold due to high river

31. Challenges High river flood events have delayed construction:
June/July 2015
December 2015/January 2016 (Third Highest Elevation)
April/May 2017 flood event (Sixth Highest Elevation)
Majority of system performed as designed in first 2015 event, with a few problem areas as a result of construction that was underway when floods came; all issues were corrected.
High river levels prevented major construction February to November in and currently from January 2017 to present
No problems experienced during the 2017 spring flood event

32. Accreditation Status
Lawsuit dismissed after FEMA announced that the levees would continue to be accredited until new flood insurance maps were issued over the next several years
Discussions with FEMA initiated August 2015
FEMA plans to issue new maps in 2019 after the Council has completed all construction and all necessary reaccreditation packages have been submitted and approved
Goal is to have all ten construction projects completed by October/November 2017
All Certifications submitted by early 2018
Amec Foster Wheeler certifying:
Wood River East & West Forks (submitted December 2016)
Prairie Du Pont/Fish Lake (Submittal July 2017)
Lower Wood River (Submittal October 2017)
I don’t think we need this

33. 100-Year Level Summary
Finish the 100-Year Level of Protection improvements of levee systems in three counties with no additional borrowing, with an estimated total cost of $117 million, and a surplus of approximately $5 million
Achieve the interim goal of meeting FEMA flood protection standards and obtaining accreditation, using only the money coming from the dedicated FPD sales tax
Additional financial capacity of $77.5 million by bonding for capital improvements towards the 500-Year Authorized Level
Seek financial participation of each Levee District to generate additional funds
Notify the Corps of the FPD’s strategy and request that the Corps expedite projects that are 100% federally funded, such as the emergency design deficiency correction at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam. A project that was identified as an emergency need eight years ago, still lacks a federally sanctioned permanent design solution, and utilizes an interim operation plan of flood fighting until the permanent solution can be built.

34. Authorized Level Action to date
Working closely with the Corps to make sure work is eligible for Work In- Kind Credit
Memorandums of Understanding
Proceeding with projects identified in the Limited Reevaluation Reports (LRR)
Integral Determination Reports (IDR)
Project Partnership Agreements (PPA)
December 2015
Issued additional sales tax revenue bonds generating a net $77.5 million for the Authorized Level Protection Projects
With the surplus from the 100-Year Projects this provides over $80.0 million for the Authorized Level Protection projects.
Do we need this

35. Summary
The Rehabilitation of the American Bottom Levee System is an example of what communities can do when they work together
Progress continues in building and financing significant improvements to the flood protection systems in Metro-East
Council remains committed to achieving accreditation in 2018, with all 100- Year Level of Protection completed by November of this year
These are improvements to prevent seepage either thru or underneath the levee systems to improve stability. The levees are not being raised and forcing water elsewhere.
I think we should come up with our own summary when we are finished

36. Summary
The efficient utilization of funds, good engineering design, and building the projects ourselves has allowed the 100-Year improvements to come in under budget, and generate additional funds for the 500-Year improvements, also known as the Authorized Level.
Council will build as many cost effective and highest priority 500-Year Authorized Level Protection Projects as funds will allow
Design is underway on 500-Year Improvements in all three counties
If Corps of Engineers can obtain funding, the Authorized Level could possibly be achieved twenty years sooner than the year 2044 as originally projected by the Corps in 2009
A lot will depend on the Corps receiving federal allocations, the river staying down allowing construction of improvements, and the Corps’ final determination of Authorized Level Improvements needed.

37. Questions? Ronda Sauget, D.Mgt, MBA Randy Cook Jr., PE
Executive Director
Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois
Office: (618)
Randy Cook Jr., PE
Civil Engineer
Amec Foster Wheeler
Office: (636)
Questions?